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[Editors Note: Â Tony Defeo expands on Steelers history vs Washington Redskins ahead of Pittsburgh&#8217;s 2016 opener on Monday Night Football @ FedEx Field] Redskins 41, Steelers 14, November 17, 1991, @ Three Rivers Stadium As a 19-year old in the summer of 1991, I was really proud of myself for 2016-09-12 09:38:348/9: FootballPerspective.com- Is Antonio Brown Already The Best Steelers Wide Receiver Ever?http://www.footballperspective.com/is-antonio-brown-already-the-best-steelers-wide-receiver-ever/
Is Antonio Brown already the best wide receiver in Steelers history? That depends on how you define &#8220;best&#8221;, of course. But from at least one statistical standpoint, Brown already stands out as the most dominant. One of my favorite simple methods to measure dominance is to measure receivi2016-08-09 08:35:467/14: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest Postseason Games By Receivers, Part IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-postseason-games-by-receivers-part-ii/
Measuring receiver play is really tricky, and that&#8217;s before you even get to things like supporting cast. But I want to at least put something out there to measure receiver play in the postseason, something that would be an improvement on just looking at the leaders in receiving yards. So here&2016-07-14 08:35:547/6: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland, Best WRs By Decade: Conclusionhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremland-best-wrs-by-decade-conclusion/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. He&#8217;s also a semi-regular writer here, and you can view all of Brad&#8217;s Football Perspective writing at this page. Brad is working on a WR Project where he analyzes the2016-07-06 07:35:466/24: FootballPerspective.com- More Thoughts on Career Leaders in Non-Junk Yardshttp://www.footballperspective.com/more-thoughts-on-career-leaders-in-non-junk-yards/
Yesterday, I posted a list of the career leaders in receiving yards after removing &#8220;junk&#8221; yards gained on an individual game basis. I&#8217;ve defined junk games as somewhere between 32 and 40 yards in 2015, and a lower threshold in less pass-friendly eras. You can view the Justin Blackm2016-06-24 08:35:446/22: FootballPerspective.com- Career Receiving Yards Leaders (Above Junk Levels)http://www.footballperspective.com/career-receiving-yards-leaders-above-junk-levels/
On Sunday, I explained one methodology to modify receiving yards in a way to give more value to top receivers while devaluing junk games. You can read that explanation here, and see the Justin Blackmon example. Jerry Rice, of course, will rank as the top receiver by this or any other methodology, es2016-06-22 09:35:476/22: FootballPerspective.com- Single-Season Receiving Yards Leaders (Above Junk Levels)http://www.footballperspective.com/single-season-receiving-yards-leaders-above-junk-levels/
On Sunday, I discussed single-game receiving yards baselines. You can check that post to see the methodology (using Justin Blackmon as the example), but basically we just remove a certain number of receiving yards from every player in every game, and that player only gets credit for their yards abov2016-06-22 07:35:456/21: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland, Best WRs By Decade: 1990-99 and 1995-04http://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremland-best-wrs-by-decade-1990-99-and-1995-04/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. He&#8217;s also a semi-regular writer here, and you can view all of Brad&#8217;s Football Perspective writing at this page. Brad is working on a WR Project where he analyzes the2016-06-21 07:35:446/14: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland, Best WRs By Decade: 1980-89 and 1985-94http://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremland-best-wrs-by-decade-1980-89-and-1985-94/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. He&#8217;s also a semi-regular writer here, and you can view all of Brad&#8217;s Football Perspective writing at this page. Brad is working on a WR Project where he analyzes the2016-06-14 07:36:396/11: FootballPerspective.com- Charlie Joiner, Receiving Yards, and Gray Inkhttp://www.footballperspective.com/charlie-joiner-receiving-yards-and-gray-ink/
In Brad Oremland&#8217;s latest post on wide receivers &#8212; and you should really be following the whole series &#8212; we got into a bit of a debate on Charlie Joiner in the comments. I&#8217;m not ready to provide my full analysis, but I thought I would start with presenting some data. And the 2016-06-11 13:36:466/10: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Franchise Leaders in Rookie Receiving Yardshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-franchise-leaders-in-rookie-receiving-yards/
I&#8217;ve got no time today, so just a fun checkdown. Here is a look at the franchise record-holders in rookie receiving yards. Please leave your thoughts in the comments.2016-06-10 09:35:496/1: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland, Best WRs By Decade: 1960-69 and 1965-74http://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremland-best-wrs-by-decade-1960-69-and-1965-74/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. He&#8217;s also a semi-regular writer here, and you can view all of Brad&#8217;s Football Perspective writing at this page. Brad is working on a WR Project where he analyzes the2016-06-01 07:35:445/27: FootballPerspective.com- Which Player Has Scored the Most Game-Winning Touchdowns (Part II)http://www.footballperspective.com/which-player-has-scored-the-most-game-winning-touchdowns-part-ii/
Three years ago, I looked at the players who have scored the most game-winning touchdowns in NFL history. Letâs be clear: tracking things like game-winning touchdowns is only interesting in a trivial sort way, but hey, itâs May. Yesterday, I looked at which players had the most game-winning touc2016-05-27 08:35:453/21: FootballPerspective.com- Calvin Johnson Played On Some Of The Most Pass-Happy Teams In NFL Historyhttp://www.footballperspective.com/calvin-johnson-played-on-some-of-the-most-pass-happy-teams-in-nfl-history/
Detroit Lions superstar wide receiver Calvin Johnson has likely retired. He had a pretty incredible six-year peak: Megatron gained 8,548 receiving yards in his last six years, the most by any player during their age 25-30 seasons. I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s much of a debate that Johnson is a 2016-03-21 09:35:462/13: FootballPerspective.com- C.J. Anderson, and Percentage of Super Bowl Champion Yardshttp://www.footballperspective.com/c-j-anderson-and-percentage-of-super-bowl-champion-yards/
The Denver Broncos didn&#8217;t exactly ride the team&#8217;s offense to a Super Bowl title, but C.J. Anderson did have a great postseason run. The Broncos back rushed for at least 72 yards and gained at least 83 yards from scrimmage in all three games. He had 32.6% of all yards from scrimmage gaine2016-02-13 10:35:4812/2: Who Dat Dish- Saints wide receiver Marques Colston reaches 700 catches milestonehttp://whodatdish.com/2015/12/02/saints-marques-colston-reaches-700-catches-milestone/
Marques Colston caught his 700th career reception Sunday afternoon during the New Orleans Saints&#039; Week 12 meeting with the Houston Texans. The &#34;Quiet Storm&#34;, a nickname given to New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marques Colston for his consistently brilliant performance on the footbal...2015-12-02 14:37:4610/27: Truluvsports.com- NFL Hall Of Fame Finalist: Who Should/Shouldn&#8217;t Get In (Wide Receivers & Tight Ends)http://truluvsports.com/nfl-hall-of-fame-finalist-who-shouldshouldnt-get-in-wide-receivers-tight-ends/
Welcome to a Truluv original series &#8220;The NFL Hall of Fame Discussion&#8221; where the NFL gurus Paul A. Esden Jr.Â (@Jetswagg25), Mark T. Wilson (CEO of Truluv Brand), and Joe Branham (St. Louis Rams Beat-Writer) will break down the NFL Hall of Fame candidates by positional units before the ne2015-10-27 01:41:539/21: FootballPerspective.com- Marques Colston and Drew Brees TD Streak In Jeopardyhttp://www.footballperspective.com/marques-colston-and-drew-brees-td-streak-in-jeopardy/
Ian Rapoport is reporting that Drew Brees may miss several games with a shoulder injury. That&#8217;s tough news for all involved, including those who will now have to watch a bad Saints team led by Luke McCown (or Garrett Grayson). But it also could mark the end of a weird bit of trivia. Believe it2015-09-21 17:36:048/25: The GridFe- 1980s NFL Offenseshttp://www.thegridfe.com/2015/08/25/1980s-nfl-offenses/
The 1980s was an exciting time to be a fan of offensive football. The Dark Ages had passed, and Kings from the WestÂ led offenses out of the fog and into a new era of enlightenment. Bolstered by rules changes from the previous decade, the passing game became a more favorable option than ever. The de2015-08-25 11:39:158/19: FootballPerspective.com- Best Quadruplets in NFL History (Single-Season)http://www.footballperspective.com/best-quadruplets-in-nfl-history-single-season/
The &#8217;90s Cowboys had the Triplets &#8212; Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin &#8212; that helped define the team&#8217;s dynasty. Well, the modern Packers have not just an outstanding quarterback, a great running back, and one excellent wide receiver: they have two excellent wide rec2015-08-19 00:36:047/30: FootballPerspective.com- Which Wide Receivers Played For The Most Efficient Passing Teams?http://www.footballperspective.com/which-wide-receivers-played-for-the-most-efficient-passing-teams/
On Tuesday, I looked at which receivers produced the most Adjusted Catch Yards over the baseline of worst starter. Yesterday, I used that data to help identify which receivers produced their numbers in the most pass-happy offenses. Today, instead of measuring wide receivers by how often their teams 2015-07-30 00:37:537/29: FootballPerspective.com- Which Wide Receivers Played For The Most Pass-Happy Teams?http://www.footballperspective.com/which-wide-receivers-played-for-the-most-pass-happy-teams/
Yesterday, I looked at which receivers produced the most Adjusted Catch Yards over the baseline of the worst starter. Today, I want to use that data to help identify which receivers put up their numbers in the most pass-happy offenses. Let&#8217;s use Calvin Johnson as an example. He&#8217;s been wi2015-07-29 00:37:537/28: FootballPerspective.com- Adjusted Catch Yards Over Worst Starterhttp://www.footballperspective.com/adjusted-catch-yards-over-worst-starter/
Adjusted Catch Yards are simply receiving yards with a 5-yard bonus for each reception and a 20-yard bonus for each receiving touchdown. In 2014, Antonio Brown led the NFL with 2,603 Adjusted Catch Yards, the 5th highest total in NFL history. That was the result of a whopping 129 receptions for 1,692015-07-28 00:38:017/17: FootballPerspective.com- Most Dominant Fantasy Players Since 1950: Wide Receivershttp://www.footballperspective.com/most-dominant-fantasy-players-since-1950-wide-receivers/
On Wednesday, we looked at the most dominant quarterbacks in fantasy history. Yesterday, we did the same for running backs. Today, we look at wide receivers, using the methodology described over the two previous days. I am using the following scoring system throughout this series: 1 point per 20 yar2015-07-17 00:37:587/10: NFL Spin Zone- Washington Redskins: Santana Moss career retrospectivehttp://nflspinzone.com/?p=100279
The Washington Redskinshave had a number of skilled wide receivers suit up for them over the years. Playerslike Art Monk, Charley Taylor and Gary Clarkcreated a blueprint for future wideouts, and undoubtedly earnedtheir place in Redskins history. The three legendary players I mentioned are the best 2015-07-10 11:40:106/19: FootballPerspective.com- Workhorses: Career Leaders in Percentage of Team Yardshttp://www.footballperspective.com/workhorses-career-leaders-in-percentage-of-team-yards/
Was Walter Payton the biggest workhorse in NFL history? In 1977, he gained 43.5% of Chicago&#8217;s total offensive yards. The next year, it was 39.5%, and the year after that, it was 39.1%. Payton also was responsible for 37.8% of the Bears output in &#8217;76, 36.2% of the team&#8217;s yards in &#2015-06-19 00:37:576/11: Bear Goggles On- #TBT: 1985 Chicago Bears Down Redskins, 45-10http://beargoggleson.com/?p=60866
Greetings, Bears fans. With this being the 30th anniversary of the Super Bowl-winning Chicago Bears of 1985, here at Bear Goggles On we&#8217;ll be revisiting the regular season and playoff games &#8212; including re-watching them when possible &#8212; and posting information about a game each Throw2015-06-11 12:40:096/3: FootballPerspective.com- Career Yards From Scrimmage Over &#8220;Worst Starter&#8221; Baselinehttp://www.footballperspective.com/career-yards-from-scrimmage-over-worst-starter-baseline/
Last week, we looked at the career leaders in rushing yards over worst starter; today, we use the same methodology but with yards from scrimmage. Let&#8217;s use Walter Payton&#8217;s 1977 season as an example. That season, the NFL had 28 teams, and the 28th-ranked player in yards from scrimmage gai2015-06-03 00:35:465/25: Not in Hall of Fame- 53. Gary Clarkhttp://www.notinhalloffame.com/football/1209-61-gary-clark
Art Monk may have been the lead receiver for the Washington Redskins for a long period of time, but he was paired up with another great Wide Receiver who was in his shadow somewhat.&nbsp; Of course, at 5â 9, Gary Clark was in a lot of playerâs shadows.Five times during Gary Clarkâs career he c2015-05-25 09:35:502/1: NFL Spin Zone- Washington Redskins Super Bowl: Top 5 offensive performanceshttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/02/01/washington-redskins-super-bowl-top-5-offensive-performances/
We are just hours away from the kickoff of Super Bowl XLIX. The two best teams in the NFL are getting ready to compete while the other 30 teams, including the Redskins, are at home watching. This is nothing new forWashingtonand their fan base. With that being said, the franchise hasappeared in thebi2015-02-01 09:38:051/5: Not in Hall of Fame- 58. Gary Clarkhttp://notinhalloffame.com/football/item/1209-61-gary-clark
Art Monk may have been the lead receiver for the Washington Redskins for a long period of time, but he was paired up with another great Wide Receiver who was in his shadow somewhat.&nbsp; Of course, at 5â 9, Gary Clark was in a lot of playerâs shadows.Five times during Gary Clarkâs career he c2015-01-05 09:36:061/4: Not in Hall of Fame- 58. Gary Clarkhttp://www.notinhalloffame.com/football/item/1209-61-gary-clark
Art Monk may have been the lead receiver for the Washington Redskins for a long period of time, but he was paired up with another great Wide Receiver who was in his shadow somewhat.&nbsp; Of course, at 5â 9, Gary Clark was in a lot of playerâs shadows.Five times during Gary Clarkâs career he c2015-01-04 13:35:549/17: Lombardi Ave- Don't expect any Green Bay Packers inducted into PFHOF this yearhttp://lombardiave.com/2014/09/17/dont-expect-green-bay-packers-inducted-pfhof-year/
If you&#039;re disappointed that Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Mick Tingelhoff was selected as the Pro Football Hall of Fame&#039;s senior pick for induction in the Class of 2015, don&#039;t be surprised that there are no other Packers selected this year. We know it won&#039;t be Jerry Kram...2014-09-17 06:38:287/27: FootballPerspective.com- James Lofton is the Yards Per Catch Kinghttp://www.footballperspective.com/james-lofton-is-the-yards-per-catch-king/
Yesterday, we looked at which quarterbacks were the best at yards per completion after adjusting for league average. Today, we&#8217;ll do the same thing for wide receivers and yards per completion. A small tweak is necessary to the formula. You can skip down to the results section if you don&#8217;2014-07-27 00:35:507/14: FootballPerspective.com- The Top Receivers And The Men Who Threw It To Them IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-top-receivers-and-the-men-who-threw-it-to-them-ii/
One of my first posts at Football Perspective was one of my favorites: the top receivers and the men who threw it to them. I like referencing that post from time to time, so I decided to update the numbers through the 2013 season. I looked at all regular season games since 19601, and calculated [&#82014-07-14 00:35:477/5: FootballPerspective.com- Trivia: Pro Bowlers on NFL Champions, Part IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/trivia-pro-bowlers-on-nfl-champions-part-ii/
Last weekend, we looked at the team with the most Pro Bowlers to win a championship. Today, we look at the reverse: the team with the fewest Pro Bowlers to win it all. As a technical matter, the Pro Bowl hasn&#8217;t always been around, so some pre-1950 teams and the 1960 Oilers (there was no [&#8232014-07-05 00:36:047/3: FootballPerspective.com- Best AV-Weighted Winning Percentages of Offensive Playershttp://www.footballperspective.com/best-av-weighted-winning-percentages-of-offensive-players/
Yesterday, I looked at the weighted career winning percentages for running backs, with the weight being based on each player&#8217;s yards from scrimmage in each season of his career. Today, I want to do the same thing but for all offensive players, using PFR&#8217;s Approximate Value ratings. By th2014-07-03 00:35:446/12: FootballPerspective.com- Joint Post: Talking Wide Receiver Size With Matt Waldmanhttp://www.footballperspective.com/joint-post-talking-wide-receiver-size-with-matt-waldman/
Friend-of-the-program Matt Waldman had some thoughts on the topic of wide receiver size, and then asked if I could contribute with some data. Matt posted our joint effort on his Matt&#8217;s site, but I&#8217;m reproducing it below for the Football Perspective readers. On twitter, some asked if I co2014-06-12 00:36:055/17: FootballPerspective.com- Best and Worst Drafts since 1970http://www.footballperspective.com/best-and-worst-drafts-since-1970/
Not all drafts are created equal. The 2014 NFL Draft was said to be very rich in talent, while last year&#8217;s iteration was considered relatively weak. We don&#8217;t have much data on which drafts scouts have labeled as &#8220;good&#8221; or &#8220;bad&#8221;, but I thought it might be fun to se2014-05-17 00:36:274/27: FootballPerspective.com- Turnover Among Targets, Part IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/turnover-among-targets-part-ii/
Yesterday, I looked at team turnover in the passing game for every team in 2013. You can review the pretty complicated1 formula in that post, but the short version is to give each player credit for the lower of two values: his percentage of team receiving yards in Year N and his percentage of team [2014-04-27 00:36:014/10: FootballPerspective.com- Wide Receivers and Weighted Team Pass Attemptshttp://www.footballperspective.com/wide-receivers-and-weighted-team-pass-attempts/
In his seven-year career, Calvin Johnson has already recorded 9,328 receiving yards. And for those curious about these sorts of things, he&#8217;s the career leader in receiving yards per game at 88.0, too. But Johnson has also benefited greatly from playing on teams that have thrown a weighted aver2014-04-10 00:35:493/16: FootballPerspective.com- Homer Jones Is the Leader in Average Length of Receiving Touchdownhttp://www.footballperspective.com/homer-jones-is-the-leader-in-average-length-of-receiving-touchdown/
In November, I noted that Chris Johnson was the career leader in average length of rushing touchdown. Since then, he&#8217;s actually dropped to number two, as his six rushing touchdowns covered &#8220;only&#8221; 84 yards in November and December. But what about the career leader in average length 2014-03-16 00:35:481/19: FootballPerspective.com- With a Super Bowl Win, Manning 2013 Will Be The Greatest QB Season Everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/with-a-super-bowl-win-manning-2013-will-be-the-greatest-qb-season-ever/
In 1984, Dan Marino set an NFL record with 48 touchdown passes, but his Dolphins lost in the Super Bowl. Twenty years later, Peyton Manning broke Marino&#8217;s record, but he lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Patriots in the playoffs. In 2007, Tom Brady broke Manning&#8217;s touchdowns recor2014-01-19 23:36:331/13: FootballPerspective.com- Marvin Harrison Should Be A First-Ballot Hall of Famerhttp://www.footballperspective.com/marvin-harrison-should-be-a-first-ballot-hall-of-famer/
In a couple of weeks, the newest class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame will be announced. Only five modern-era wide receivers have been selected enshrinement on their first ballot: Jerry Rice, Paul Warfield, Steve Largent, Raymond Berry, and Lance Alworth. This year, in his first year of eligibilit2014-01-13 23:36:1612/1: FootballPerspective.com- Josh Gordon sets two-game receiving recordhttp://www.footballperspective.com/josh-gordon-sets-two-game-receiving-record/
Cleveland&#8217;s Josh Gordon caught 14 passes for 237 yards and a touchdown against the Steelers last week. Against the Jaguars this afternoon, Gordon caught 10 passes for 261 yards and two scores. In the process, he became the first player to ever record back-to-back 200+ yard receiving games, and2013-12-01 17:36:1911/10: FootballPerspective.com- Tavon Austin&#8217;s Record Setting Dayhttp://www.footballperspective.com/tavon-austins-record-setting-day/
The Tavon Austin breakout game is here. First, the #8 pick in the 2013 draft returned a punt off a bounce 98 yards for a second quarter touchdown. A few minutes later, Kellen Clemens hit him for a 57-yard touchdown pass. With St. Louis up 28-0 in the third quarter, Austin caught an 81-yard touchdown2013-11-10 15:36:1510/29: FootballPerspective.com- Was Calvin Johnson&#8217;s 329-yard Game The Best Ever By a WR?http://www.footballperspective.com/was-calvin-johnsons-329-yard-game-the-best-ever-by-a-wr/
On Sunday, Calvin Johnson picked up 329 receiving yards against the Cowboys, the second most receiving yards in a single game after Flipper Anderson&#8217;s 336 yards in 1989 against the Saints. But when I think of the greatest games by a receiver of all time, my mind instantly goes to a performance2013-10-29 00:36:149/24: FootballPerspective.com- Receiving WOWY Extended Back to 1950http://www.footballperspective.com/receiving-wowy-extended-back-to-1950/
Last week, we announced that our True Receiving Yards metric has now been calculated back to 1950, so it&#8217;s only **** that we also compute WOWY (With Or Without You) for all of those receivers as well. Skip the paragraph after this if you don&#8217;t care about the gory mathematical details,2013-09-24 01:36:059/19: FootballPerspective.com- True Receiving Yards (v2.0) Extended Back to 1950http://www.footballperspective.com/true-receiving-yards-v2-0-extended-back-to-1950/
About a month ago, Chase &#038; I developed a stat called True Receiving Yards, which seeks to put all modern &#038; historical receiving seasons on equal footing by adjusting for the league&#8217;s passing YPG environment &#038; schedule length, plus the amount the player&#8217;s team passed (it&#82013-09-19 00:36:299/5: FootballPerspective.com- WOWY: Which Receivers Elevate Their Quarterbacks the Most?http://www.footballperspective.com/which-receivers-elevate-their-quarterbacks-the-most/
In 1998, 21-year-old Randy Moss made a stunning NFL debut, racking up 17 touchdowns and 1,260 True Receiving Yards, the 2nd-best total in football that season. The Vikings&#8217; primary quarterback that year, Randall Cunningham, was a former Pro Bowler and MVP, but all that seemed like a lifetime a2013-09-05 00:36:188/28: FootballPerspective.com- Ben Roethlisberger and Receiving-Corps Qualityhttp://www.footballperspective.com/ben-roethlisberger-and-receiving-corps-quality/
While the state of the Steelers&#8217; receiving corps isn&#8217;t as shaky as say, that of the New England Patriots, it could certainly be called an area of potential concern for Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh offense going into 2013. One of the biggest moves on the first day of free agency 2013-08-28 00:35:488/25: FootballPerspective.com- The Best &#8220;Real-Life&#8221; Fantasy Teams Since the Mergerhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-best-real-life-fantasy-teams-since-the-merger/
More than a decade ago (on a side note: how is that possible?), Doug wrote a series of player comments highlighting specific topics as they related to the upcoming fantasy football season. I recommend that you read all of them, if for no other reason than the fact you should make it a policy to [&#82013-08-25 00:36:178/19: FootballPerspective.com- True Receiving Yards, Version 2.0 &#8211; Career Rankingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/true-receiving-yards-version-2-0-career-rankings/
On Thursday, Neil and I introduced you to the concept of True Receiving Yards. That&#8217;s required background reading, but in a nutshell, True Receiving Yards is designed to place all receivers since 1970 into the same environment. It starts with receiving yards, but gives a bonus for receptions a2013-08-19 00:36:218/15: FootballPerspective.com- True Receiving Yards, Part Ihttp://www.footballperspective.com/true-receiving-yards-part-i/
As you guys know, Neil Paine is the man. Here&#8217;s the latest reason: he came up with a metric called True Receiving Yards, the latest in a long line of thoughts in our Wide Receiver Project. So, what are True Receiving Yards? We start with Adjusted Catch Yards, defined as 5 * Receptions + Receiv2013-08-15 00:36:028/11: FootballPerspective.com- Single-season Leaders in Receiving Yards per Team Pass Attempthttp://www.footballperspective.com/single-season-leaders-in-receiving-yards-per-team-pass-attempt/
When I wrote my ode to Steve Smith earlier this week, I discovered an incredible stat. In 2008, Smith played in 14 games and gained 1,421 receiving yards. But the more incredible part is that the Panthers passed only 352 times in 2008, meaning Smith averaged an absurd 4.04 yards per team pass attemp2013-08-11 00:35:548/1: FootballPerspective.com- Is Wes Welker the Most PPR Receiver Ever?http://www.footballperspective.com/is-wes-welker-the-most-ppr-receiver-ever/
If you don&#8217;t play fantasy football, you probably have no idea what this title means. Of course, it&#8217;s 2013, so if you don&#8217;t play fantasy football, you&#8217;re now the oddball. &#8220;PPR&#8221; stands for points per reception. About half of all fantasy leagues do not give any point2013-08-01 00:36:127/31: FootballPerspective.com- Julio Jones and Roddy White star in Stealing The Torchhttp://www.footballperspective.com/julio-jones-and-roddy-white-star-in-stealing-the-torch/
Randy Moss and Cris Carter. Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce. Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison. From time to time, a franchise with a star wide receiver manages to draft another one. At that point, we just wait and see how long it takes the young pup to steal the spotlight. Everyone succumbs to age, and [2013-07-31 00:36:146/28: FootballPerspective.com- Another way to examine the best wide receiver seasons everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/another-way-to-examine-the-best-wide-receiver-seasons-ever/
We don&#8217;t rank quarterbacks by passing yards because &#8220;passing yards&#8221; is largely a function of pass attempts. The same is true for receiving yards, as the number of times a team passes the ball has a big impact on a receiver&#8217;s yardage total. I&#8217;ve spent some time this year2013-06-28 00:37:325/25: FootballPerspective.com- Ranking wide receivers by percentage of team yardshttp://www.footballperspective.com/ranking-wide-receivers-by-percentage-of-team-yards/
Seven years ago, Doug wrote this post analyzing wide receivers by team receiving yards. That post was overdue for an update for three reasons: (1) it was written seven years ago; (2) Doug only went back to 1978, while we now can go back to 1932; and (3) I think using Adjusted Catch Yards (which [...2013-05-25 00:35:504/12: FootballPerspective.com- Which Player Has Scored the Most Game-Winning Touchdownshttp://www.footballperspective.com/which-player-has-scored-the-most-game-winning-touchdowns/
Five years ago, Doug wrote an interesting post about game-winning touchdowns. Let&#8217;s be clear: tracking things like game-winning touchdowns is only interesting in a trivial sort way, but hey, it&#8217;s April. Football doesn&#8217;t have a statistic like &#8220;game-winning RBIs&#8221; the way 2013-04-12 00:36:003/14: FootballPerspective.com- A look at the best receivers to change teamshttp://www.footballperspective.com/a-look-at-the-best-receivers-to-change-teams/
The craziness continues, with Wes Welker signing with the Denver Broncos being the big story of day two of the league year. The Patriots responded by signing Danny Amendola, the least surprising move since Brandon Lloyd joined Josh McDaniels in New England last year. Arguably the biggest move so far2013-03-14 00:35:483/12: FootballPerspective.com- Examining Paul Warfield&#8217;s careerhttp://www.footballperspective.com/examining-paul-warfields-career/
Paul Warfield has been confounding stat heads for years. Warfield was a rare first-ballot Hall of Fame wide receiver and one of the most athletic and talented wide receivers in history. However, his statistics look downright unimpressive to the modern eye. That&#8217;s not too surprising, though, si2013-03-12 00:35:493/5: FootballPerspective.com- Career Receiving Numbers Translated to the 2012 Passing Environmenthttp://www.footballperspective.com/career-receiving-numbers-translated-to-the-2012-passing-environment/
I&#8217;ve written several posts about how to grade wide receivers and did a three-part series on one ranking system two weeks ago. Grading wide receivers requires one to adjust for era, but there are many different ways to do that. Calvin Johnson caught 122 passes last year for 1,964 yards and five2013-03-05 23:35:492/19: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest Wide Receivers Ever Version 2.0: Part III â€“ Career Rankingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-wide-receivers-ever-version-2-0-part-iii-career-rankings/
On Monday, I explained my methodology for ranking every wide receiver in football history, and yesterday, I presented a list of the best single seasons of all time. Today the career list of the top 200 wide receivers. As usual, I implemented a 100/95/90 formula, giving a player credit for 100% of hi2013-02-19 23:35:462/18: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest Wide Receivers Ever Version 2.0: Part II â€“ Single season leadershttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-wide-receivers-ever-version-2-0-part-ii-single-season-leaders/
Yesterday, I explained my methodology for ranking every wide receiver in football history. Today I&#8217;m going to present a list of single-season leaders, which presents some problems. I think the method I described yesterday does a good job adjusting for era, as receivers are only given credit fo2013-02-18 23:35:511/5: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Career receiving stats in wins and losseshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-career-receiving-stats-in-wins-and-losses/
Last weekend, I looked at career rushing stats in wins and losses, and yesterday, I did the same for quarterbacks. Today we will check out the splits for receivers. I looked at all games, including playoffs, from 1960 to 2011, for all players with at least 4,000 receiving yards over that time period2013-01-05 23:35:3412/9: FootballPerspective.com- Larry Fitzgerald, innocent bystanderhttp://www.footballperspective.com/larry-fitzgerald-innocent-bystander/
In the preseason, I wrote a post showing what percentage of each receiver&#8217;s receiving yards came from each of their quarterbacks. Using that same methodology, here&#8217;s an updated look at the quarterbacks responsible for Larry Fitzgerald&#8217;s career numbers entering week 14. The second r2012-12-09 23:35:39